The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-08
Washin StOn Letter.
WAsHINGToN, d. G., Sept. 2, 1887.

WARRINGTON, d. G., Sept. 2, 1857.
Two truths are self.evident to the
sentinel on the political watch tower
that the radical element Of the Repub-
lican party has another rabid attack of
bloody shirt, Witness his disgraceful
and outrageous conduct in Wheeling
last week, where he rsved like a mad,
man and strutted around like street
bully, daring anybody to knock chip
off his shoulder. The West Virginia
Governor gave thessOhio nuisance the
rawlings, but still, to see the Governors
of two neighboring states engaged in
wOrdy wrangle on the balcony of a
hotel, while thousands of angry and
excited men thronged the streets, was
a most unseemly demonstration But
the crowning outrage and indignity
wss the trailing of the United States
flag in the dust by the Grand Army
men and their spurning the picture of
the President of the United States. If
this was not combination act of trea-
son equal to the firing on the old flag
at Sumpter in 1860, then 1 confess my.
self vastly mistaken. The truth of the
matter Is, that if Uncle Sans g. A. r.
boys-good at rudeness boys-do not
behave themselves better, he will have
to give them sound spanking and
send them supperless to bed.
The Army Paymasters have been
transacting their business in a very
loose manner-some of them not hav-
ing settled their accounts in four or
five years, and it is highly probable
that the investigation of their accounts
which has now been ordered by the
Second Controller of the Treasury,
will uncover many discrepancies.
Enough is already known to warrant
the statement that many of the Pay
masters whose bonds expired in 1888
and 1884 and earlier years are short in
their accounts with the Government
The respopsibility for this state of
affairs lies not SO much with the Pay
masters themselves as with the ac.
counting officials of the Republican
regime.
Speaker Carlisle's presence in the
city always attracts large me- sure OF
public attention, and much comment
is INDUCED in ps to whether or not
some important political move is Oh
the tapis. when he visits the city al
such an unreasonable time; but the
distinguished statesman emphatically
disclaims any such purpose and posi-
lively declares his ignorance of the SO
called Democratic conference to which
the press has given such wide public
ity, stating that he is only fere TO look
after the at1airs of his constituents be
fore the different Department..
Senator Butler, of South Carolina
has become Jealous convert to rail
road supervision through shaking up
he received in q recent wreck OH a
Virginia road, and he announces that
he will offer an amendment to tn.
law looking to the protection of pass,
engers and providing reasonable hours
of work for the trainmen.
Senator Cockrell is in the city, and
the committee Of which be is chair
man is awaiting the completion of the
reports of the chiefs of the several bu.
reaus as to the methods of conducting
business in the different Departments,
in response 10 resolution Of the last
Congress. These reports are very vol
luminous, and if the committee read
and inwardly digest them, it will be q
long and laborious task, The reports
will be especially usefui for reference,
in showing how the vast and varied
business of this great government is
conducted, and will be an interesting
study as well, though ! opine the
covert purpose of the Senatorial inves
tigation was to manufacture little
political capital in behalf of the Re-
publicans.
President Cleveland expresses his
intention to spend the next few weeks
quietly as his vacation time, at Oak
View, and he will not feel under obi
cations to come to the White House
except on public business that de
Lands his attention.
The few Democratic clerks i'm the
War Department complain that there
is Republican ring in the office which
SO manipulates the civil service exam.
nations that no Democrat has chance
of promotion it is said that not one
has been promoted there.
Acting Secretary Muldrow has hon
ored the profession of journalism 10y
promoting to the Acting Chief CLERK
of the Interior Department, Major S
A. Jonas, for twenty. three years editor
Of the Aberdeen, Miss, Examiner
and for some years continental clerk
of Secretary Lamar. Major Jonas viii
bring to his new position the same
devotion to duty and sarnestness thai
won for him such distinction i'm news
paper work, aud few men In the Gov
ernment service are better equipped
for the place; the employees of the
office express the hope that his tempo
rary appointment win be made per
manent. 1t is really refreshing, aftel
waiting SO many years, to see true
blue Democrat in this position. II.
is the first Democratic clerk since the
days of Abraham Lincoln.
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